Rep. John Conyers Vows Full Review of Presidential Pardon Power

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[goldstategop]

Let 'em do it... its all politics. This obsession with the Libby pardon comes from the same people who think we should be kinder and gentler to felons. If Scooter wasn't a Republican, liberals would be all for it.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[gakrak]

I vote for the latter. Amen.

[Westlander]

He should be more concerned about his wife’s bar room fights.

Wife of Congressman Involved in Bar Fight

Fri Dec 23,12:24 PM ET

The wife of Democratic U.S. Rep. John Conyers has been accused of punching a woman in the eye during a bar fight.

A spokesman for Monica Conyers, a city councilwoman-elect, confirmed Friday that she was involved in an altercation. But he said Conyers merely defended herself after being attacked by another woman.

The spokesman said Rebecca Mews became upset Tuesday during a birthday celebration for an attorney, who Mews says was her date. While Conyers was speaking with the man, Mews “came over and literally started spewing obscene names,” and shoved Conyers, said Conyers’ chief of staff, Sam Riddle.

“This woman was obviously drunk, and the councilwoman vigorously defended herself,” he said.

Mews, who appeared on WDIV-TV on Thursday with a black eye, denied she was intoxicated. Mews said that when Conyers began speaking to her date with her back to her, she tapped her on the shoulder and said, “Pardon me.”

“She turned around and began yelling at me,” Mews said. “When I began yelling back at her, she punches me in my left eye several times,” Mews said. “I never struck her. Never once did I hit her.”

A message seeking comment was left Friday at a telephone listing for Mews.

Both women filed police reports. A message left with police Friday was not immediately returned.

http://sweetness-light.com/archive/john-conyers-wife-in-bar-fight

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Sec. 1.10 Advisory nature of regulations. 

The regulations contained in this part are advisory only and for the internal guidance of Department of Justice personnel. They create no enforceable rights in persons applying for executive clemency, nor do they restrict the authority granted to the President under Article II, section 2 of the Constitution.

[listenhillary]

“Congress can’t get anything done these days except investigation and “oversight.” “

You say this like it is a bad thing. I think it was Walter Williams who said we should pay each of the representatives 1 million dollars a year to stay home and not do anything.

It would be cheaper in the long run.

[COUNTrecount]

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/c000714/votes/missed/

Conyers has a long history of not voting......these are only two.

10/30/01 Vote 411: H CON RES 233: Expressing the Profound Sorrow of the Congress for the Death and Injuries Suffered by the First Responders to the Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 Not Voting

10/30/01 Vote 408: H CON RES 243: Expressing the Sense of Congress That the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Should Be Presented to the Public Safety Officers Who Have Perished and Those Who Deserve Special Recognition for Outstanding Valor Above and Beyond the Call of Duty in the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001 Not Voting

[Jack Black]

The last remaining department store in Detroit, Hudsons, is demolished circa 1998.

Detroit Edison's power plant, the one that supplied the juice for the automobile revolution, is destroyed.

The original Ford MoCo headquarters, in Detroit, now abandoned.

Which is a better fate than the Studebaker ruins met: after being abandonded for 40 years they were recently burnt to the ground.

By all means, John, instruct us! You are a pathetic failure, a fake and a racist. Pound sand you clown.

ALL PICTURES ABOVE ARE OF CONYERS DISTRICT. Is he spending his time wisely to promote his constituants needs? I think the photos speak for themselves.

[beethovenfan]

Has this old fart ever done one useful thing for the country?

[GLH3IL]

I’m a gonna say the answer is B

[mort56]

Apparently John Conyers is either: (A) calling for a Constitutional Convention or (B) an idiot.

That's a simple one...the answer is B!

[bikerMD]

Rep. John Conyers Vows Full Review of Presidential Pardon Power

"You take the Pardon review John. I have my hands full interviewing these House Page candidates."

[roses of sharon]

Bump for Conyers district, any idea what the unemployment rate is there?

[12th_Monkey]

that darn Constitution just keeps getting in the way...

[gridlock]

This sort of thing is what I like to think of as a “Seriousness Test”.

Anybody who can stand up in public and say that they are going to review something like the Presidential Pardon Power is fundamentally not serious, and only interested in political grand-standing.

[Busywhiskers]

“a perfect waste of taxpayer dollars......”

Actually I think it will be money well spent. They will be wasting their time getting to the bottom of an issue they can do nothing about. In the mean time this Congress will continue a strong record of doing nothing...which is a good thing.

[Puddleglum]

oh boy - a Constitutional Convention may comes out of this [/sarc]

Or else a fundraising letter to angered-up Dims

[keepitreal]

"We’re trying to examine the use and misuse of the clemency power and the commutation power and we’ll be examining it of all presidents because that’s the only way we can determine whether they’ve been used properly and whether there should be changes considered," Conyers said. He added that it "may be another problem" if lawmakers decide they want to do anything short of a constitutional amendment to limit that authority.

"We may be able to restrict it in some ways, but in addition to, we want everyone to be examining it," he said. That darned Constitution continues to be a problem for folks like Conyers.

Restrictions on the Constitutional power of pardon by the legislative branch? Why are the judiciary committees of both houses filled with such dim bulbs?

[bill1952]

"Yes, we’re going to review all of them, including Clinton’s, Bush one, Bush two, we’ll go back as far as they want," Rep. John Conyers

Uhhh... - Why?

Why not just review the Constitution of the United States, while you are doing nothing at all.

There are some pretty radical things there you might review and do ...................what?

[Westlander]

[reagandemocrat]

Will Jimmy Carter’s pardoning of the vietnam draft dodgers be investigated?